1) With reference to the tiger recently camera?trapped in the Kishkindha Hills of Karnataka, consider the following statements:

1. The Kishkindha Hills lie on the northern bank of the Tungabhadra River, opposite Hampi.
2. The plateau surrounding the hills is estimated to be nearly 3,000 million years old.
3. The tiger corridor connecting Srisailam and Shivamogga was disrupted after the construction of the Tungabhadra dam.

Which of the above are correct?

2) At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, India called for drought resilience measures. Which of the following were highlighted?

1. Strengthening early warning systems with space?based forecasting.
2. Watershed restoration and climate?resilient agriculture.
3. Disaster funds earmarked for droughts and emergency water supplies.

Which of the above are correct?

3) The March 23 Movement (M23), recently in peace talks with DR Congo, is correctly described as:

a. A Hutu extremist militia operating in Rwanda.

b. A predominantly Tutsi rebel group backed by Rwanda, active in eastern DRC.

c. A UN peacekeeping contingent in North Kivu.

d. A Congolese government paramilitary force.

4) Scientists at JNCASR developed a smartphone?enabled Alzheimer’s diagnostic probe (TZ?48). Its significance lies in:

a. Detecting misfolded Amyloid?? fibrils via fluorescence response.

b. Replacing MRI and PET scans with low?cost point?of?care testing.

c. Exhibiting high BBB permeability and labeling A? plaques in animal models.

Which of the above are correct?

5. With reference to the UPI (Unified Payments Interface), which one of the following statements is not correct?

a. It was developed By the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

b. International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognized UPI as the world's largest real-time payment system

c. There is no cross-border acceptance in UPI system

d. It was built upon the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) infrastructure.